The Waco daily examiner. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 187?-1888, 1887-10-09

orcd people of The state at the same
convention. w. ID, ia, bson, Of this
city, we elected treasurer of the eN
ecutive state committee. Several
other important moves were made in
reference to future work, after which
the meeting adjournC d.
Tie Van Dulcr music house sold
eight pianos ling the past week
7 he IIallett a Davis. Sterlir . and
Everett pianos are unsurpassed.
Several arrests were made 10y the
police last night on charges of drunk
and disc rderly. One Fanny Gaines
among Others being locked up for
using indecent language on tie pub
lie streets.
Constable James Lockwood yester-
day evening arrested DICK Stumpen'
Lauser French Tom and Rubo Boice
en- charge of violating the Sunday
law. Boice and Stumpeuhauscr arc
bartcndoi> for Jlmcs Murphy at 81
,aloon near the Cotton Belt depot.
aud French Tom has restaurant
on the square. All gave bond tor
their appearance on Monday morning.
The popular st. Charles restaurant
is now more popular than ev, r under
the management Of Mrs. Bosenfold.
and sets by long odds the beet table
II tie city. As an evidence, the TO
lowing items are quoted from the
/ bill Of fare for dinner today; Roast
turkey, veal rotst, English peas. red
cabbage, cream pudding, straw berry
/ pies, etc.
\ caryaan otcotton lloatS were pass
! ing down Austin street last night.
when one of them in passing over
/ the surface sewer that crosses Aus
/ tin at the corner of Sixth, had its
loGd precipita:ei into the mud. and
The driver who was no doubt
hurrying along in order to
get home to an early supper
was delayed halt hour. How long
oh how long we city fathers will this
sluice way that is continually causing
trouble be allowed to VeN the people
aud endanger their vehicles.
Members of tie Synod now in ses
sion in this city will by invitation oc.
culY the pulpits Of the Fifth street
NJ. f.. church and the Austin Street
Presbyterian church in addition tc
the Cumberland Presbyterian church
Preaching at the presby terrain church
ut i a. m. by Rev. G.. O. Buchanan
$50 p. III by Rev. j. ID. Boone. 1.-THE
Fifth street Methodist church, / a
IN. by Rev. w. +. Copeland, 1870 p. III
by Rev. ID. G. Dewitt. At the Cumber.
land Pre- sbyterian church, II a. IN. by
Rev w. b. Preston, 1880 p. IN. Rev
J. w. Pearson. The public are cor
daily invited to all The services.
Tie free bridge question is takins
on phazcs of interest now. Tn,
county is advertising tor bids for tht
construction of 800 foot bridg z,
across tie Brezos river half bloch
above the toll bridge. The Bridge ].
to consist Of thee spans. the centr,
span to be 2io feet, aud those OF
either side 100 feet, and all forty two
feet above high water mark. Bid.
a"e 10 he opened November Is. Wha
action the Bridge company win resor
to is not known, but it is believe,
that al il junction will be filed. throw
ing the question of the couuty's rich
to construct free bridge, into th
courts for settlement.
At few minutes past . last night
while Lewlue's and the Waco Furn
ture Company's stores were crowde,
with customers, as they usually ar
on Saturday nights, the lights flicker
ed. and in an Instant all was i'll cimm
rian gloom. The electric current su,
denly failed, and black darkness pr,
vailed. This is bit OF carelessnes
or inctiiciency in management which
is well-nigh criminal. The Jenny pc,
pie must not play many pranks suct
as lhls, on dark night such as las
night weS, or it will find that the pc,
pie prefer Il steadier, if less brillian
dame. Perhaps Joseph and llsrr,
DIDN'T cuss, but tben perhaps the,
did, and there was fun chorus, con
1isting of clerks and customers.